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H. H. LBEGE.

DEVICE FOR GEALKIRG CUBS.

Armin-nor IILBD 33.28, 1914.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

#01717) bewRrLsscs HARRY HENRY LEECE, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

DEVICE FOR CHALKING- CUBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Application filed. February 28, 1914. Serial Io. 821,839.

To an whom i t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY HEX-RY Hence, a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of Portland. in the county of Multnm mah and State of Oregon. have invented an Improvement in Devices for chalking Cues, of which the following is a specification.

My presentinvention relates to billiard room acces ories. and more particularly to a cue chalking device.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a device which may be atached to a suitable portion of a billiard table, and which may be used to automatically chalk the billiard cue tips.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the clas described embodying means whereby the chalk dustmay be caught and delivered to a suitable receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device such as described and embodying means for rotatably supporting a block of chalk, and means whereby upon pressing the cue tip upon the block, the latter will be automatically rotated for coating the cue tip with chalk.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described,

which will be simple, durable, eficie-nt in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

With them and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which,

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the device as positioned ready for use. Fig. 2 represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 3 represents a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 5 represents the hollow tubular body, closed at its lower end by a. circular block 6 threaded into the tube, and provided at its upper end internally, with an externally threaded nipple 7, for receiving a guide cap 8,0fadiameterequaltothediameter of tube 5. A partition 9 is positioned transversely of the tube near the upper end thereof, and is provided axially of the tube with :1 lug on block 10. which forms a bearing for a shaft 11, provided with a spiral groove 12, engaged by a lug 13 on block 10, and said shaft is adapted to travel through the block in order to give a rotary motion to the shaft. 011 the upper reduced end of the shaft 11 is1 thrl'eadedfa chalk ctillamp 1 prfivididlig a puraityosr 's15 oro' a block of chalkyill li strat d as 16.

Extending centrally and axially of the tube. between partition 9 and block 6, is a spring tube 17, provided at its lower end with a flange 18 connected by means of bolts 19 to block 6, for holding the spring tube in plage. Positioned in tube 1'? is al coile bl spring 20 supporting at its upper en a su stantially frusto-conical thrust block 21 which snugly fits the tube, and which is provided with a stem 22 projecting into the convolutions of spring 20. Shaft 11 is provided at its lower end with a disk or plate 23 which also snugly fits tube 17, and which rm upon thrust block 21, said block by action of spring 20, normally holding the shaft in the: position shown, with the plate 23 bearing against the under side of block 10, and with the chalk 16 in its outermost position, ready to receive a one tip illustrated as 2%. It will be readily understood that by bearing upon the one tip, the shaft 11 will be rotated, and will descend against the tension of'spring 20, the chalk being rotated with the shaft, thus thoroughly coating the one tip with chalk. Upon retracting the cue tip from the block, the shaft will be thrust outwardly, by reason of spring 20, into the position shown.

The guide cap 8, is provided with a sub- 'stantially conical flange 25, open at the bottom end, and depending wlthin cap 8 from the up r edge thereof, the purpose of said flange ing to guide a cue when projected into the device, so as to center the cue tip upon the chalk block 16. The upper end of the body tube 5, is encircled by a band 26 provided at each end with feet of webbed portions 27, whereby to form a clamp bracket for securing the device to a suitable support such as the leg or side of a billiard table. A. second supporting bracket may be provided, which comprises a disk 28 secured toblock6bymeansofbo1ts19,andalsoprovided with a foot portion 29, extending at right angles to disk 28 and in parallel relationtothetube In order that the ust formed incident to the chalkiizig of the cue tips, may be -co1-= lected, the net pan 30 is provided, which is hin ed as at 31 between a pairof lugs formed on the body 25. The dust an is open on one side, and is held with t side directed against the bod tube, by means of a spring catch 33 in place upon disk 28 by means of the bolts 19, and the portion of body tube 5 lying the side. walls 34: of the dust pan, is perforated as area to allow the exit of dnstfrom the'tube into the dust pan, which dust is allowed to fall into fheb'ody tuk 5 aroundthe ringtube 17 from the portion 'of the tube a in partition 9, by reason Bythisconstructionitwillbe appai'ent that the dust formed will drop through opening 36 into the lower end of hodytub'ezran asitaccumulat'es,1'ri1lbe deposited in the dust pm 34, which may be ptied when neoes'ai'y.

I have the preferred t of my invntion, I ma'y deire eonibina'tion and of thereof, as do not depart irointhe spirit of theinve'aifion, and the scope of the appended I claim: device of ufaii opening 36 fon'ned in said tube, a thrust block supported by said coil "spring tube, and adapted to rest against said thrust block, said shaft provided with a spiral groove, said bearing provided with a. lag extending into said groove, 3 chalk holder secured to the end of the shaft opposite the plate, a guide cap detacha'bl secured to said body tube, said cap comprising a tube a conical flange portion dewithm the tube from its upper end, said flange portion adapted to form a. do for rejecting a billiard cue ti on to e um of I]: supported by said holder, and means for collecting the dust formed incident to the chalking process.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a bod tube closed at one end, a. partition arranged transverseglgf the tube, a spring tube positioned wi the body tube between the closed end and said part1- tion, means for maintaining a block of chalk above the, rtition, for automatically chalking a billiard cue when projected she chalkzland means for collectingghe chalk ust, sai means comprising a ust pan hinged to said body tnbe near the lower end thereof, said pan bemg open on one side and adapted to have said side closed by the said body tube, a clip for normally securmg m closea on, said body tube provided with oratio'ns oommumca with the said pan, said partition p'rovi with an o for allo entrance of chalk dust into the lower of the body .HALRRYHENRYLEEGE. Witness: Fafifii. om

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